High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1897

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5., and 11.1 db2pdcfg is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 152462.

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Affected products

IBM/Db25 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1
IBM/Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windowscpe-rescue
Range: 10.5

Patches

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References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/106060nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042165nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152462nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory

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